It was a long hot summer here in Vegas. Back in June I took an excursion to Reno to meet my Granddaughter
Avery
and come back to find a fried Pluot Tree and my favorite Golden Cockoo Marans rooster keeled over. Friday morning everything was dandy, when I got back Sunday POOF! It got to 117 degrees that Saturday and just knocked the bejeezus straight outta that tree and roo.
Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble?
The ferment buckets really got going strong by August. 24 hours and there would be a good strong ferment going on, by September the amount of hooch being produced was remarkable. 
It got to where every Saturday I would empty all of the hooch out of one of the two ferment buckets and they both still stayed nice and sour. All of that Lacto-Baccilus inoculated highly acidic fluid went straight into my greywater collection tank to be distributed throughout the orchard. One bucketful did go into the latest compost pile and boy did it heat up fast! 
This lovely looking Glop had collected in the bottom of the buckets, it is very viscous sorta like a sourdough sponge, Mother? I win sure. The chickens gobbled it up though.
The Fruity Chicken 
That is a cute baby girl. and sorry to hear about the roo.
yup we lost some birds and one bunny…it was a rough summer. So excited for the cold and to finally add some fruit trees! any recommendations? and you have a super cute baby! congrats!
I just forwarded you the order form for bareroot trees from the UNCE orchard. They know what does and doesn’t work in our climate.
Thanks! I’ll order some this week =) how’s Gooey doing?